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The Lakers retired Bryant’s jerseys — Nos. 8 and 24 — during a ceremony on Dec. 18, 2017. #KobeBryant #LosAngelesLakers #NBA Kobe Bryant, who made the leap directly from high school to a glittering 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers that established him as one of basketball’s all-time greats, was among nine people  killed in a helicopter crash  on Sunday north of Los Angeles. Bryant was 41. The crash also killed  Gianna Bryant , 13, the second oldest of Kobe Bryant’s four daughters with his wife, Vanessa. They were traveling from the family’s base in Orange County, Calif., to Thousand Oaks, 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles. A budding star herself, Gianna was scheduled to play an afternoon game with her travel team, coached by her father, at Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Sports Academy. News of Bryant’s death predictably rocked the N.B.A., which is filled with players who grew up watching Bryant as he won five championships with the Lakers ...

#KobeBryant #GiannaBryant #Memorial #StaplesCenter #LiveStream The official memorial ceremony for former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, will begin at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) Monday at Staples Center and organizers have urged people without tickets to stay away from the arena.   There are several ways you can watch the memorial service: As for streaming, the Lakers’  Facebook page  will be live streaming the service, beginning at 10:00 a.m. PT, and its website will also be streaming the event. The Lakers’  YouTube channel  will be live streaming the event as well. If you’re looking to watch on TV, NBA TV will be carrying the entire service, according to its website. And if you live in Southern California, several local Los Angeles stations will be airing the event, as well as Spectrum SportsNet, the Lakers’ main television partner.  The memorial service will not be airing on the large screens outside of Stapl...

#KobeBryant #GiannaBryant #Memorial #StaplesCenter #LiveStream The official memorial ceremony for former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, will begin at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) Monday at Staples Center and organizers have urged people without tickets to stay away from the arena. There are several ways you can watch the memorial service: As for streaming, the Lakers’  Facebook page  will be live streaming the service, beginning at 10:00 a.m. PT, and its website will also be streaming the event. The Lakers’ YouTube channel will be live streaming the event as well. If you’re looking to watch on TV, NBA TV will be carrying the entire service, according to its website. And if you live in Southern California, several local Los Angeles stations will be airing the event, as well as Spectrum SportsNet, the Lakers’ main television partner.  The memorial service will not be airing on the large screens outside of Staples Center a...

#GayleKing #SnoopDogg #KobeBryant #LisaLeslie Snoop Dogg  is officially apologizing to  Gayle King . "Two wrongs don't make no right. When you're wrong, you gotta fix it," the rapper said in an  Instagram video  Wednesday.  Snoop has been blasting King since she conducted an interview with WNBA player Lisa Leslie last week that touched on the legacy of the late Kobe Bryant. King broached a sensitive topic by invoking the basketball icon's 2003 rape charge. In response, Snoop Dogg set off a firestorm on Instagram referencing his anger toward King.  "Hey Gayle. (expletive) u. Kobe was our superhero. (expletive)," he said. "How dare you try to tarnish my (expletive) homeboy’s reputation. … Respect the family and back off (expletive) before we come and get you." View this post on Instagram Had a talk with my momma thank u mamma 💕🌹 2 wrongs don’t m...

#Mamba  #Jersey #KobeBryant #GiannaBryant  #LosAngelesLakers #RIP Kobe Bryant  played for the Los Angeles Lakers for his entire  20-year career , but he changed jersey numbers halfway through his career. When he made his debut with the team in 1996, after being drafted straight out of high school, Bryant started out with No. 8. “When I first came in at 8, is really trying to ‘plant your flag’ sort of thing,” Bryant told  ESPN  in 2017, shortly before the Lakers  retired both of jersey numbers 8 and 24 . As for why he chose the single-digit number, Bryant, who died on Jan. 26 in a  helicopter crash , had two reasons. No. 8 was not only a nod to the number he wore as a young boy while playing in Italy — where his family lived while his father, former NBA player Joe Bryant,  continued his professional career  — but also, he wore No. 8 at the youth training camp Adidas ABCD camp, where he wore no. 143, which adds up to eight. ...

#KobeBryant #GiannaBryant #Memorial #LAColiseum #StaplesCenter #Funeral #RIP Kobe Bryant 's public memorial could be such a massive event, organizers are considering holding it at the famous L.A. Coliseum because the Staples Center simply isn't big enough. Our sources tell us ... a meeting took place this week to discuss where Kobe's eventual memorial might go down in the coming weeks or even months. People who were in the room say a few venues were considered -- some made more sense than others. Of course, the Staples Center is considered "The House That Kobe Built" -- but it only holds around 20,000 people ... and judging by the massive  response to his death , organizers feel they should be ready for a MUCH larger crowd. The Coliseum holds roughly 80,000 people -- and the surrounding parks are capable of holding many, many more. It seems the most logical option at this point. The Rose Bowl was also brought up as a possible venue -- since ...

#KobeBryant, #GianaBryant, #RickRoss, #62ndAnnualGrammyAwards, #Grammys,  The rapper said he and the former Lakers star had crossed paths several times in the past, and were fans of each other's accomplishments. Rick Ross paid tribute to Kobe Bryant on the 62nd annual Grammy Awards red carpet on Sunday, calling the former NBA star a “true champion” just hours after his tragic death. Ross, 43, told PeopleTV he and Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash Sunday morning alongside his teenage daughter, had crossed paths several times before, and though their meetings were fleeting, each had time to pay respects to the other. “A couple times we came across each other, it was real short and brief,” the rapper said. “I got the opportunity to let him know I was a fan of his career – he did the same.” Ross, whose “Gold Roses” is nominated for Best Rap Song, praised the longtime Los Angeles Laker, 41, as a “true champion,” and said he hoped those taking the stage at the ...

#KobeBryant #GianaBryant #RIP #62ndAnnualGrammyAwards #Grammys All but eight of the Grammys’ 84 awards were given out before the television broadcast, in a separate “premiere” ceremony that is plagued by celebrity absences — but also features non-stars celebrating how a Grammy win can be a career-defining moment. In the early awards, Lady Gaga surprisingly pulled ahead with two wins connected to her 2018 film “A Star Is Born.” It won the best compilation soundtrack, and “I’ll Never Love Again” — written by Lady Gaga and three others — took the best song written for visual media. Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” took the best music video, Beyoncé concert special “Homecoming” won best music film, and Michelle Obama won the best-spoken word album for the audio version of her book “Becoming.” The former first lady was not present to accept the honor; the jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding, a presenter, said, “I will proudly accept this on her behalf.” Tracy Young became the first woma...